Issue 21, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Lewis acid enhanced switching of the 1,1-dicyanodihydroazulene/vinylheptafulvene photo/thermoswitch†‡

Christian Richard Parker,a   Christian Gregers Tortzen,a   Søren Lindbæk Broman,a   Magnus Schau-Magnussen,a   Kristine Kilsåa  and  Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
E-mail: mbn@kiku.dk

Abstract

Mild Lewis acids enhance the rate of the thermal conversion of vinylheptafulvene (VHF) to dihydroazulene (DHA). In the absence of light, stronger Lewis acids promote the otherwise photoinduced DHA to VHF conversion.

Graphical abstract: Lewis acid enhanced switching of the 1,1-dicyanodihydroazulene/vinylheptafulvene photo/thermoswitch

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC10804B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Feb 2011
Accepted
01 Apr 2011
First published
18 Apr 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 6102-6104

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Lewis acid enhanced switching of the 1,1-dicyanodihydroazulene/vinylheptafulvene photo/thermoswitch

C. R. Parker, C. G. Tortzen, S. L. Broman, M. Schau-Magnussen, K. Kilså and M. B. Nielsen, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 6102 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10804B

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